Category: Tim Frakes Productions
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Anna Hauge, Gifts of Grace
Here is a story I produced for Lutheran Life Communities Foundation. Anna Hauge was a Navy nurse on board the USS Tranquility, the hospital ship that rescued the survivors of the USS Indianapolis disaster in August, 1945. Anna is one of those unsung heroes who lived through an epic chapter in American history.
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HAPI: Madame Gabriel
My second visit to Haiti in 2011 was with Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). One of the many projects HAPI has going is Nouvel Etwal (New Stars). The New Stars help young Haitian girls develop self esteem and share their stories through dance. One afternoon we packed the girls in a van and drove…
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Empowering Haiti: Let’s Hear it from the Girls
It’s back to Haiti in August. This time, I’ll be shooting footage for Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). HAPI was founded in March 2007 as a fair trade artisan co-op focused on spirituality and creativity. The marketing of the resulting art supports women’s economic development and empowerment. HAPI Executive Director, Valerie Mossman-Celestin and my…
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Flight to Bukoba Tanzania
Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Jim Quattrocki, Kevin Jacobson and I arrive at an air strip in Moshi, Tanzania and board a single engine, fixed landing gear plane operated by African Inland Mission. Andy, the pilot, is a tall, slender American from Boulder, Colorado. It rained the night before – now the clouds began to lift…
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West Chicago Printing Company, 100 Years
My career in mass-media began back in 1979 at a weekly local newspaper and print shop called “The West Chicago Press.” The Treudt family not only gave me my first real job, they became life-long friends. The newspaper has since gone the way of most weekly publications. However, the printing operation survives. Recently the West…
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Proud of my Ugandan Friend Emmy
I first met Akoch Emmanuel (Emmy), managing an internet cafe in Kitgum, Uganda in 2006. At the time, Northern Uganda was in the final stages of a 21 year civil war that saw hundreds of thousands forced into Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps. More than 20,000 children were abducted from villages and forced to join…
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New Intern
Tim Frakes Productions is pleased to announce the welcome addition of summer intern, Cary Brown. Cary is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media Arts/Film Production from Huntington University, Huntington, IN. Cary brings an impressive skill set to this summer position including video production, script writing and Final Cut Pro editing skills. Cary…
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The Bread Shed
The Bread Shed is a grass roots, faith-based, volunteer organization in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, that feeds the hungry, both spiritually and physically while sharing the love of Jesus Christ. My friend Jim Ward asked me to help this growing organization make a video about their work. Big thanks go out to Briana Freeland and Kevin…
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Alianza Church, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Zac and Julie Stutler work with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Stutler’s and another husband/wife team, Jeff and Deborah Climie, launched a new congregation in this upscale resort community called Alianza. While recording footage for a project with the Alliance Women Ministries, I was able to put this video…